The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-23

GRAND COUNCIL ROYAL ARCANUM-When
Block, morning and afternoon.
DIME SAVING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS at Ply
mouth Church. afternoon
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-Modieska, in Twelfth
Night"
THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT Murray, in Escaped
from Sing Sing, afternoon and evening.
In Brief
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday Ito
James Cousins and Mary Cory. and Dodd B.
Lee and Ida Goddard.
The anniversary of the Newsboys' Home win
be celebrated with appropriate exercises, at the
First Baptist Church. on Sunday evening.
Patrick Manly. of Brazil. was brought to this
city last night for hearing before Commits
sloner Jordan, on the charge OF passing counter
felt money.
The Governor yesterday committed the sent
ence of Eddie Tobin from two years in the pen.
itentiary to the Reform School. de con-
victed in the Wayne county Circuit Court of
petit larceny.
The Grand Council Royal Arcanum, of In
diana, will hold it's eighth annual session at
Secret League Hall, When Block beginning this
morning Supreme Vice-regent S. NJ. Lindsey,
OF Utica, N. Y, will attend the session.
The articles of incorporation Of the Goshen
Gas and Petroleum Company were fled with
capital of s., 900, and J. H. Defrees, Eleazur
Hawks VIM. b. Lehman. Edward W. Walker,
f. V. B. Minnich, Oscar F. Dewey, and o. w.
Cunningham are the directors.
Jacob Shut. the merchant policeman, heard
the cries Of a babe when half square from ST.
vlncents Hospital, last night On reaching
the building he found white girl babe about
three weeks old, in market basket upon the
steps The sisters of the hospital cared for the
infant over night, and this morning Will send
her to the City Hospital
OFFICERS QUALIFIED
Two of the trustees for the school of Feeble
minded Children, Miss Mary T. Wilson and A.
H. Shaffer, have qualified. The Governor has
as yet received no word from Mr.. Hackett as to
his intentions in regard to his appointment on
the board. Drs Boots and Taylor have quail
flied as members of the State Board of Health.
THE GRAND ARMY CAMPFIRE.
part of the musical programme of the
campfire, Wednesday, the Both inst, in honor
of the visit of General Fairchld, national COM
mander Of the G. A. R., will be given by the
Mendelssohn Society. In consequence of this
arrangement, the concert OF the society hereto
fore announced will occur at Tomlinson Hall
Friday evening. April l.
TO BE TRIED FOR MURDER.
A change OF venue from Boone to this county
having been ordered in his case George A. Scott,
of Lebanon, was brought here and placed in Jail
last night. He is charged with murder in kill
ing Giles Smith the streets of that town last
December. He escaped arrest until some time
in February, when he returned to Lebanon,
went to the jail and asked to be locked up
ENTHUSIASTIC REvIvALIsTs.
The citizens in the neighborhood of the
Church of God, on Blackford street near North,
complain to the police that those who attend re-
vival meetings there are too noisy on the street
after the services close at night Their earnest
ness in the work is inspiring them to sing all the
way home, and it is to this that the residents
object The church is the organ lied by
Mrs. Woodwork during her visit to the city.
COLLECTING NEGLECTED FEES.
For years it has been the custom OF TIE coun
ty not to collect the fees due from other coun-
| ties on account Of cases taken from here on a
| change of venue Recently, Deputy O'Brien
| Of the clerks Office, began to investigate the
matter, and discovered that there were large
| amounts duo from several counties. The Com
missioners have employed him to collect the fees
| and yesterday he turned over to the treasurer
ST. 25.
THE BETHEL LITERARY SOCIETY.
There will be anniversary entertainment
| given by the Literary Society of the Bethel A.
| M. u. Church, corner Vermont and st. Clair
streets, this evening. The "Great Men of
the African Race" is the subject of an address to
be delivered by Col. Alexander Jones. Miss
| Beulah Wright will read paper on ''Educa
ton, and T. P. Gardner is to deliver an address.
There will also be music by two quartets:
Bishop Campbell and OF Their distin guished color ed
| gentlemen W i'll be present.
| A PLAN TO SAVE THE DIMES.
A meeting to perfect the organization of dime
saving and loan association will be held at 4
o'clock this afternoon, at Plymouth Church
when the committee appointed last fall to ar
range plans therefor will report 1t is believed
that with shares at s25 each and dues at 10 cents
| weekly, with plan of collecting them at the
| homes of depositors, habits of thrift be
very generally developed. It is proposed thai
| at the beginning of winter these deposits car
be Withdrawn for the purpose of purchasing
supplies, which can be had at lower rates by
getting them in large quantities
WANTED IN TWO CITIES.
Superintendent Travis received telegram from
the superintendent Of police of Louisville. stat
ing that Robert Jones, colored had been arrest
ed in that city on charge of grand larceny
Jones, it is thought, is wanted here simila
charge. and the Louisville officer desired to know
if he should send him back here for trial in tn
Marion County Criminal Court. The prisone
formerly worked at the Occidental, and lief
! here over year ago. after robbery had beer
will see what kind of case can be brough
against him before he orders him returned t
this city.
! SOLDIERS MONUMENT COMMISSIONERS.
The appointment of the soldiers monumen
commissioners will probably be made thi
week It is required by the law that the
shall be selected within thirty days after tn
passage of the act, and the expiration of tina
time will be early in April A State Office
said yesterday that the selection of Republca
commissioners would be from this lst Georg
j. Langsdale, Greencastle; j. M. Watts, DELPHI
Lew Wallace. Charlottesville; d. NJ Ransdel
Mahlon H. Floyd George w. Johnson, j. 1
McMaster and j. r. Carnahan, of this city
Doherty, Buffton: d. w. McColum, LaPort